Swayne & Goodwin made the trek from sunny southern California to take in
some of this wonderful weather, but they won't get to stay for the whole
party as something breaks on their flopper and Moats short-shifts his way to
the win.

This one was a wild one, Payne's car taking a hard left for no apparent
reason at about 500', swerving across directly in front of White's Firebird
and pretty much straight into the left side wall. White did a great job of
driving around Payne's machine, dodging right into the right lane where he
crossed the finish line. Payne's Camaro body came off the chassis when it
hit the left wall, flying straight up into the air, and the car careened off
the wall and back across the lanes to contact the right side concrete just
before the finish. The car stayed upright, slid to a stop, and the Safety
Safari was on the scene instantly, and the safety equipment apparently did
its job as we see Jay climb from the car and into the ambulance. He'll be
taken to the hospital for a checkout, but it appears that the veteran driver
escaped serious injury after a very harrowing crash. White will get credit
for the win, and should get extra credit for the masterful driving job he did
in missing Payne's errant mount. This will be a fairly extensive cleanup,
including repairs necessary to the concrete wall after the impact.

Here we go 20 hours later after eliminations were postponed due to cold
conditions with the conclusion of round two. Chesterman shakes the tires
right off the starting line, makes a quick move toward the centerline. He
pedals it once to reel it back into his lane, and starts to break the tires
loose again. With another pedal job and he looses traction again, finally
lifts. Luckily for Chesterman, Taylor had already clicked it off around the
200-foot mark. Chesterma n takes the win light.